A Dragon's Crimson Cry

By: Tippi

A/N- The last chapter was to set up Jake and Al's charter. Jake is a rebel, self confident teen. Al's a rebel, bad boy with parental issues.

Ch 56 The Master Teacher

~Monday Morning~

"Nice to see you back at school and over the flu" Trixie said taking her seat to the right of Jake.

"Flu, right" Al muttered then chuckled to him self.

"What's so funny" Spud asked.

"O nothing I just thought of something funny I saw" Al answered.

The rest of the school day passed normal till it was over.

"Finally sweet freedom" Trixie said.

"You said it Trix" Spud replied.

"Let's hit the skate park" Trixie said.

"All right" Jake said ready to walk off before Al grabbed his shoulder holding him back.

"What about that thing you had to do" Al said.

"Right" Jake said slapping his forehead. "Hey, guys I just remembered I have help my gramps with some earns" Jake said hoping it was a believable enough lie.

"You sure you can't just do it later" Trixie asked.

"Sorry, can't" Jake said.

"Then I guess it's just the three of us" Spud said.

"Make that two" Al informed.

"What's your excuse" Trixie asked.

"My parents are attending a business dinner party and I've been forced to attend as well" Al explained. "So I need to go home and get ready."

"Well I guess we'll see you two tomorrow" Trixie said a little disappointed it was just her and Spud this afternoon.

"Trust me I'd rather be skating then the dinner but my parents find out I skipped I wouldn't have a board for a week" Al said just to keep the lie up.

"Later" Spud called as he and Trixie walked out of sight.

"So shall we get to those earns" Al said turning to Jake.

Jake and Al were on the magical line subway taking them to the part of town Al friend was in.

"He's a fire bending master and teacher, if anyone can teach you to control fire it's him" Al was explaining.

The subway came to a halt at it next stop.

"We're here" Al announced as he got up from his seat heading for the door followed by Jake.

Once out on the streets they looked like any other busy street in New York, minus the array of magical creatures walking around, but along with regular stores there were a lot of buildings that were related to magic in some way. There was a Wands 'R' Us store, a clothing store with a sale on capes, a blood drink store, and many other such stores.

"This way" Al said grabbing Jake's arm to get him to move since he was currently preoccupied taking in the sights.

Al took Jake to a large building that was labeled Elite N.Y. Elemental Training.

"Elite" Jake said.

"Masters training the most talented or those who get in because their parents can pay some serious big bucks to have their kids taught by masters" Al explained.

"And which are you" Jake had to ask.

"A little of both my parents are rich and I'm talented but no greatly so" Al informed him.

With that said Al lead Jake into the building and stopped in front of the directory by the elevator before entering it. Al hit the 12th floor button and they rode the elevator up. The elevator gave a ding as they came to the 12th floor and got off.

Jake followed Al to training room 1205.

Al opened the door; a man with bright red hair was pacing back and forth behind a line of boys and girls. All the boys and girls had red, orange, yellow hair or, a combination of the two colors or all three colors.

As the man with red hair paced back and forth behind the kids he was yelling 'fire punch.' At every fire punch the kids would throw a fist forward sending a ball of fire at a target.

"Hey, Frank" Al said coming up to the red headed man.

"Alphonse first I told you to address me as Mr. Barns and second I told you to stop seeing me especially during class" the man now known as Frank said.

"And as I told you don't call me Alphonse and second I need to talk to you about something important" Al explained.

"This I highly doubt now leave" Frank said to Al turning away.

"Gee, it sure be awful if my mom was to stop donating money to the fire bending branches of this school and they had to lay off a few teachers and some one was to say mention to my uncle that you're losing your touch with teaching…" Al let the rest of his threat hang.

"Okay fine I'll listen" Frank said giving in. "Students practice your breathing exercises" Frank said walking out into the hallway closing the door behind him. "Whose he" Frank asked now seeing Jake for the first time.

"He's what we need to talk about," Al went on to explain. "This is Jake and he needs a fire bending teacher."

"What for, your friend isn't a fire elemental elf in fact he's not even an elf" Frank said taking in Jake's appearance.

"This is an unusually circumstance" Al said.

"How" Frank said losing interest in this conversation as he started inspecting his nails.

"I'm conjugating fire and when I say that I don't mean breathing it" Jake informed.

"And why would you be breathing fire in the first place" Frank asked now taking a little interest.

"Because dragons breathe fire" Jake explained "and I'm a dragon."

Now Frank was interested a dragon breathing fire was as common as fish to water but conjuring fire any other way that wasn't normal.

"And you want me to teach you how to how to control your new found skill" Frank surmised.

"It was Al's plan" Jake explained. "He said you were the best."

Frank looked at Al in a way Jake wasn't able to read.

"You may not like me from the past but you are the best… at least at teaching fire bending" Al admitted.

"Yes I am but that doesn't me I have to teach him" Frank said getting ready to return to his class.

"Gee, it be sure awful if…" Al started but was cut short by Frank.

"Alright I'll teach him" Frank said. "You are quit the manipulative and underhanded little boy. And your parents were worried you didn't have any skill when comes to running a big business."

"My friend" Al asked getting Frank back on track.

"Right, my new beginner class starts next Monday at three be there with your $100 lesson pay and we'll start."

Then Frank left back to his class.

"$100" Jake exclaimed.

"Good thing for that lucky streak at the fights" Al said patting Jake on the shoulder.

"This is an example of easy come easy go" Jake sighed.

"Or a fool and his gold are soon parted" Al quoted.

"But I'm not a fool" Jake said with a bit of anger.

"O sorry right" Al apologized.

The rest of the week passed normally for every one then Monday came once again.

A/N In the next few chapters this story will start to fallow the show but some episodes won't appear like but feel free to put in put on how you think some of the episodes should go with the new back story. This may get confusing later on if it isn't already so any questions just ask. Review